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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8. i917.

Patented June 12, 19H.

WILSON WAIDSVVORTH, OF HEWINS, KANSAS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Prttl'ittl Juli@ l2, i917.

Application filed January 8, 1917. Serial No. 141,189.

Be it known that l, lVILsoN lVAnswon'rrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hewins, in the county of Chautauqua, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear', and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to maire and use the saine.

This invention is an improvement in railway ties and has particular reference to the type of cross ties composed of concrete or other plastic materials.

An object of the invention is the provision of a novel mounting for the rail blocks or chairs :in the ties, and :in carrying out this object, use is made of ties having communicating longitudinal and transverse recesses. in the former of which are mounted the rail blocks while the latter receive locking members that engage the rail blocks and prevent accidental displacement thereof.

Another object is the provision of a railway tie of this character which is simple in construction, easy to manufacture and e'lfective in carrying out the purpose for which it is designed.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which for the purpose of illustrating the invention, is shown iin the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a. top plan view of the tie constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line of Fig. 1.

F ig. Ll is a detail perspective view of a lock member employed in connection with the invention.

The drawing illustrates what is now believed 'to be a prefer-red form of the invention which comprises a tie 5, the body portion of which 'is made of, cement or other plastic material. Adjacent each end of the tie the same is provided with an elongated longitudinally extending recess G having openings 7 in the bottom of the tie communicating therewith to permit of the water, which accumulates in said recess, to drain out of the same. The enter ends of the tie are each preferably enlarged or widened as indicated at S t0 Strengthen said tie and said enlarged end is provided with a transversely extending tapered opening 9 the inner longitudinal edge of which communicates with the outer end of the recess G for a purpose which will appear in the course of the description.

A rail block or chair l() is mounted in each of the recesses G and has one end beveled as indicated at llfto engage the inner beveled end 12 of said recesses. The other end of said block is also beveled as at 13 and is furthermore provided with a recess or groove lll which, when the rail block is in position, will aline or register with the transverse opening 9.

ln order to lock the rail block in position` use is made of a locking member 1.3, preferably tapered longitudiimlly to conform to the vtapered formation of the opening l) whereby said locking member will be wedged in locking position and when in this position one of the longitudinal edges of said member will engage the recess 14 in the rail block. In order to further the retention of the locking member in position, the same is provided with an opening 1G which receives a pin 17 extending downwardly through the enlarged portion S of the tie. rllhe rails of the track may then be mounted upon the rail blocks in the usual manner.

lllhat is claimed is l. A railway tiel comprising a body portion having an elongated longitudinally extending recess and a transverse opening communicating therewith, a rail block mounted in said recess, and a locking member extending through said transverse opening and engaging the adjacent end of said rail block whereby to prevent displacement thereof.

2. A railway tie comprising a body portion having an elongated longitudinally extending recess and a transverse opening communicating therewith. a rail block mounted in said recess, and a locking member extending through said transverse opening and engaging the adjacent end of said rail block whereby to prevent displacement thereof, and a locking pin extending through said body portion and said locking member.

3. A railway tie comprising a body por tion having a longitudinal recess and a transverse tapered opening communicating therewith, a rail block mounted in said ref cess and having a portion thereof underlying said opening, and a tapered locking member mounted in said transverse opening and extending above said underlying portion of said rail block.

4. A railway tie comprising a. body portion having a longitudinally extending recess, one end of which is beveled, said body portion being provided with an enlarged end having a transverse tapered opening communicating With said recess, a rail block mounted in said recess and having a beveled end for engagement with the beveled lend of said recess and its opposite end lprovided with a recess registering with said transverse opening in said beveled portion, and a tapered locking member mounted in said transverse opening and projecting through said recess.

5. A railway tie comprising a body portion having a longitudinally extending recess, one end of which is beveled, said body portion being provided with an enlarged end having a transverse tapered opening communication with said recess, a rail block mounted in said recess and having a beveled end for engagement with the beveled end of said recess and its opposite end provided with a recess registering with said transverse opening .in said beveled portion, a tapered locking member mounted in said transverse opening and projecting through said recess and a locking pin extending through said enlarged portion and said locking member for retaining the latter in locking position.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in the presence of tivo witnesses.

WfILSON lVADSlVORTH. 7i tnesses lV. D. POWELL, F. F. GREEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

